After more than a decade of serving up cocktails, hosting drag brunches and offering sunset views against the San Antonio skyline, rooftop bar Paramour at the Phipps announced it’s preparing to pause operations at its location at 102 Ninth St. while it plans a new chapter.
“We may be forced to move and it is disrupting Paramour’s ability to keep our word to always be there for our family,” the cocktail bar’s Wednesday announcement read. “To live up to that commitment, we are considering pausing this version of Paramour while we plan the next evolution of this iconic San Antonio night spot.”
Paramour has not announced a final day of service.
“At this time we don’t have a definitive date,” Julisa Medrano-Guerra-Phipps, the wife of Paramour founder and San Antonio attorney Martin Phipps, told MySA. “We are actively working out details and kinks that come with moving. For now, we are continuing to welcome guests and host events as usual.”
The announcement comes months after the latest chapter in a long-simmering legal battle between Phipps and the building’s landlord, CDC Enterprises LP. In June 2024, Phipps accused CDC of unlawfully locking Paramour and his law firm out of the building after the landlord won an eviction case against the rooftop bar over alleged unpaid rent.
The dispute escalated again in March when CDC once more locked out Paramour and Phipps’ law firm, this time over alleged unpaid rent and common-area maintenance charges.
On March 18, a judge ruled the lockout was unlawful because the landlord failed to provide proper notice, though she noted CDC could still pursue eviction through other legal avenues, saying there were “other remedies to get them out.”
In a statement to the Express-News, CDC attorney Glenn Deadman said Paramour’s departure comes as no surprise, arguing the bar has long been in violation of its lease. “Martin Phipps and Paramour know they in violation of their lease,” he said. “Leaving peaceably makes sense.”
According to MySA, the building formerly home to Paramour has been renamed The Paradigm and is being marketed to new tenants by Foresite Commercial Real Estate. Paramour’s owners say they plan to reopen the rooftop bar at a new location, though they have not announced a timeline.
“The address may change. Paramour won’t,” the announcement said. “Over the next few weeks, we’d love nothing more than to celebrate this incredible chapter with the people who made it possible.”
The announcement concluded: “This isn’t goodbye. It’s simply … See you later.”